Automatic fly-brush



(No Model.)

D. L. LOOKWOOD.

AUTOMATIC FLY BRUSH.

No. 284,867. Patented Sept. 11, 1883.

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UNITED STATES i ATENT FFICE.

AUTOMATIC FLY-BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 284,867, dated September 11, 1883.

I Application filed July 3,1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern-.-

Be it known that I, DAVIS L. LOOKWOOD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Everett, in the county of Bedford and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mechanical Fly- Brushes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled IO in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the ac companying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective top view of my im- 1 5 proved fly-brush. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 8 is a bottom view, and Fig. 4'is a longitudinal vertical sectional view on line 00 00, Fig. 3.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

scribed and'claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents a square or rectangular frame, in which is incased a suitable clock-movement, G, which imparts the rotary motion to the fly-brush.

In the center or bottom of theframe or case is an aperture, A, through which a vertical shaft, B, which is connected to the clock-movement 0, passes, having on its outer or lower end a cross-head, D, upon the ends of which The rollers are provided on their outer ends'with wings F, the ends of which are inserted in suitable apertures, F, in the ends of the rollers. Upon one side of each roller is fastened an upward- 40 ly-projecting finger, G, of such a length that,

as the brush revolves, the fingers will strike against downwardly-projecting pins or studs H, secured in the bottom of the frame, A.

The apertures F in the ends of therollers E,

in which the ends of the wings F are inserted,

are made upon that side. of the face of each roller which is immediately below the side of the roller to which the upwardly-projecting fingers G are secured, so'that when the finger 5o G strikes against one of the downwardly-projecting studs H in the bottom of the frame, and thereby swings the wing or fan to one into a perpendicular position. The frame A is suspended from the ceiling by chains I, fastened to eyebolts in the corners of the top of the frame, and connected at the center by a ring, J. K is an aperture in the top of the frame, through which a key is inserted to wind up the clock-movement O.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction of my improved fly-brush will readily be understood without requiring further explanation.

/ By constructing my improved brush in the manner described I succeed in imparting to the wings F a vibrating or shaking motion in addition to the ordinary rotary motion,which is very efficacious in frightening away flies or other insects. By means of the chains I and ring J the brush may be suspended from the ceiling, so that it will not occupy any space upon the table below it.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1. The combination of the frame A, having clock-movement O, and downwardly-projecting studs H, shaft B, having cross-head D, rollers E, having wings F, attached to the lower sides of their outer faces, and upwardlyprojecting fingers G, adapted to engage with the downwardly-pro ecting studs H, substair tially as and for the purpose shown and set forth. a

2. The combination of the frame A, having clock-movement O, and downwardly-projecting studs H, shaft B, having cross-head D, rollers E, having wings F, attached to the lower sides of their outer faces, and upwardlyprojecting fingers G, adapted to engage with the downwardly-proj ecting studs H, and means by which the frame A may be suspended from a ceiling, all constructed and combined sub stantially as and for the purpose shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVIS L. LOCKWOOD.

Vfitnesses:

D. STEWART ELLIOTT, JOHN B. Sonoornv. 

